Metallic roof-cresting.



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w. F NORMAN & J. n. BERGHAUSER. METALLIC ROOF CHESTING.

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\VILLIAM F. NORMAN AND JOHN H. BERGHAUSl-lRT, OF NEVADA, MISSOURI.

M ETALLIC ROOF-CRESTING'.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent no. 700,364, dated-May20,1902.

Application filed January. 2, 1902. Serial No. 88,206. (No model.)

highly-efficient, and durable form of metallic roof-cresting which maybe readily manufactured and in which the cost of production will not bein excess of those forms of crest ing in use in which the crestis-associated with the ridge-roll by rivets, solder, or the.

like.

With these and other objects in view, as-

will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, thesame consists .in. the novel construction and combination of parts of ametallic roof-cresting, as will be herein after fully described andclaimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, andin which like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts, thereis illustrateda form of embodiment of the inventioncapable of carryingthe same into practical operation, it being understood that the elementstherein exhibited may be varied or changed as to shape, proportion, andexact manner of assemblage without departing from the scope of theinvention, and in the drawings- Figur l is a view in perspective of aroofcresting characterizing this invention. Fig. 2 is a similar view.showing .the partsof the cresting detached. Fig. 3 is a viewin endelevation, showing :the manner in which the crest is associated withtheridge-roll- Y Fig. 4 is a view showing a slightly-modified manner ofassembling the crest with the ridgeroll.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the ridge-roll, and 2 the crest.Each of these parts may beof any ornamental design preferred, thatherein shown being one of many thatmay be employed.

.iTh'e ridge-roll herein shown comprises two legs or. sides 3, which aredesigned'to extend overthecombiof I the roof: and t,0 be secured therein any. suitable mannen two ioutwardcurved shouldered, and a downwarddisposed gutter or hollow-flange 5,".within which the lower edge of thecrest 2 is secured, as shown in Fig. 3. The ridge-roll is .madeof asingle piece of suitable metal and haseach end provided with an incut 6to permit {connection with an adjacent cresting, thus to form acontinuous structure along the comb of the roof.

The crest 2 may be made of the same metal as'the ridge-roll or ofdifierent metal and has its'lower edge reduced in width to correspond tothe width of the gutter, as shown at 7, the metal above 'theredu'cedportion extending 'outflush with the ends of the ridge-roll, as clearly.shown in Fig.1. The lower end of the crest is placed within the gutter,and then by subjecting the gutter to the action of a p'air ofcrimping orseaming rollers the gutter and withitthe portion of the crest within itareclosely pinchedtogether and'kinked or 'jseamed, as at 8, therebyfirmly securing the crest to the:ridge-roll against possibility ofaccidental separation and avoiding the necessity of solder, rivets, or"other adj unctive fastening devices for the.purpose.ff The assembling ofthe crest with the ridge-roll may be readily and quickly efiected,resulting not only in a saving intime in the production of the finishedarticle, but presenting a structure that will be strong, durable, and ofneat and finished appearance. force the crest against tendency tobending or flexure, as from wind-pressure, the same may be corrugatedlongitudinally of its length, as at 9, thereby not only serving thefunction stated, but also giving an ornamentalappearance to thestructure as;a,w ho1e..-

Instead of having the gutter 5'disposed be- 'low the plane of thetop'ofthe ridge-roll,.as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and, 3,-the same maybearranged above the same, as shown in Fig. 4:, and when the gutter is sopositioned the lower end of the crest is'secured therein in the samemanner as that already described.

Having thus fully described our invention,

In order to reins what we claim as new, and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is

-1. A ridge-roll provided with a hollow flange or gutter, in combinationwith a crest interlocked with the walls of the flange.

2. A ridge-roll provided with a longitudinally-disposedgutter-terminating short of the ends thereof, and a crest having itslower portion interlocked with the walls of the gutter.

3. A ridge-roll provided in its top with a downward-extending gutter, incombination with a crest having its lower edge reduced in length andinterlocked with the Walls of the gutter.

4. A ridge-roll provided with a longitudinally-disposed gutterterminating short of the ends thereof, and acresthaving its lower edgeour own we have hereto affixed our signatures in the presence of twowitnesses.

WILLIAM F. NORMAN. JOHN H. BERGHAUSER.

Witnesses:

J W. RUssELL, W LLINGTON BA

